Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- The operation and demise of the Bretton Woods system – VOX
- March for Science: Worldwide protests begin – CNN
- March for Science: Rallies worldwide to protest against political interference – BBC
- Water streaming across Antarctica surprises, worries scientists – CBS News
- Despite Mounting Losses, Mystery Trader “50 Cent” Doubles Down With Massive VIX Spike Bet – Zero Hedge
- IMF members drop pledge to resist protectionism – FT
- We Just Breached the 410 PPM Threshold for CO2 – Scientific American
- Political polarisation has grown most among the old – The Economist
- What Would a Le Pen Victory in France Mean for Markets? – WSJ
- Why on earth would you want a low tax economy? – Tax Research Org
Americas:
- Why can’t the Clintons just go away? – NY Post
- Donald Trump is America’s Silvio Berlusconi – Washington Post
- Trump’s ’big announcement’ on tax to be broad principles: official – Reuters
- How Best to Tax Business – NY Times
- Trump tax plan may produce some short-term budget issues: Mnuchin – Reuters
- “The Retail Bubble Has Now Burst”: A Record 8,640 Stores Are Closing In 2017 – Zero Hedge
- Trump has yet to fill 85% of key executive branch positions – Business Insider
- Rachel Maddow blames Venezuelan unrest on donations to Trump campaign – The Blaze
Europe:
- If Labour crashes, don’t expect the hard left to bow out – The Guardian
- Angela Merkel reportedly had to explain the ’fundamentals’ of EU trade to Trump 11 times – Business Insider
- Overseas voters kick off crucial French presidential election – Reuters
- Nearly 40 million people live in UK areas with illegal air pollution – The Guardian
- What it means to be French – FT
- Breaking the ‘strong economy’ narrative – Mainly Macro
- A French Campaign Waged Online Adds a Wild Card to the Election – NY Times
- Whatever the election result, Labour loses – The Times
- Tories’ drift to the right may be unstoppable – The Times
Asia:
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- Japan’s Aso pushes back on U.S. call for scrutiny of currency moves – Reuters
- Volleyball Over, North Koreans Go Back to Work at Nuclear Site, Analysts Say – NY Times
- Twenty-five million reasons the U.S. hasn’t struck North Korea – Washington Post
- How a single Trump sentence enraged South Korea – Yahoo
- Hollywood’s New Script: You Can’t Make Movies Without China – WSJ
- Trump Targets Steel Trade, but China Will Be Tough to Contain – NY Times
- Beijing may cut crude oil to Pyongyang, says Chinese expert – Nikkei Asian Review
Trans-Tasman:
- US to honor Australia refugee deal Trump called ‘dumb’ – The Hill
- Peter Dutton sticks to account of Manus Island trouble despite fresh evidence – The Guardian
- Turnbull and Dutton are appealing to racist attitudes for base political purposes – The Guardian
- Fake news, politicians’ dishonesty skewing climate debate, John Hewson warns – ABC
- Prescriptions For Medicinal Cannabis To Be Available Under New South Australian Law – thecannabistelegraph.com
- Schools warn of fee hikes and program cuts amid funding uncertainty – The Age
- The incredible shrinking Malcolm gets even smaller spouting ‘Australian values’ – The Guardian
- Malcolm Turnbull crosses the line on 457 visas – Paul Bongiorno
- Inside the war on Safe Schools – The Saturday Paper
- ‘Obviously we speak English’: Brits complain about Australia’s new citizenship crackdown – The Guardian
- North Korea warns Australia of ‘blindly toeing US line’, warns of nuclear strike – ABC
- Spend money on your people, not WMDs: Julie Bishop fires back at North Korea – The SMH
- Australian barley exports to surge after record harvest – Agriculture Wire
- Coal glut, cheaper renewables, Adani makes no sense at all – Michael West
- ‘Show Tony some respect’: Why Abbott should be allowed to speak up – The Age
- Almost half of Sydney suburbs have a median house price above $1 million – Domain
- Houses of Parliament: Politicians own an estimated $370m of property – The SMH
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Auckland’s purple housing supply election – Interest.co.nz
Other:
- Richard Gere: ’shunned by Hollywood’ because of his politics – The Telegraph
- The unbearable wrongness of Gwyneth Paltrow – The Outline
- ‘A Shortage of Coffins’ After Taliban Slaughter Unarmed Soldiers – NY Times